College of the Pacific
Making a Difference
Experience Our Personal, Student-Centered Approach
The College of the Pacific makes a difference in students' lives through our student-centered approach to teaching liberal arts subjects.
Faculty members take a personal interest in students' development throughout their university career and often stay in contact beyond graduation.
They spend time with students outside of class during office hours, advising and campus events.
They are attentive to individual learning styles and regularly rethink their teaching methods in order to help students learn better.
Faculty Members Inspire Inside and Outside of the Classroom
Our faculty members are widely recognized for their leadership in developing effective teaching practices, their one-on-one mentoring, and their encouragement and direction of undergraduate research.
They are also known for their own cutting edge research and creative work in the arts, letters and sciences.
Their accomplishments include:
- Authoring and editing books with the leading university presses.
- Regularly publishing important research results in top scholarly journals.
- Garnering research grants from funding agencies such as the National Science Foundation.
- Participating in performances or displays of their creative work in distinguished venues.
Through the close faculty-student relationships characteristic of the College, we invite students into a shared journey of discovery.
In all of our 31 majors and 36 minors, we provide opportunities for students to work with masters in liberal arts subjects and to gain further experience through a variety of placements in internships, fieldwork and research projects.
This comprehensive exposure to a field of study prepares students for entry into professional or graduate school, or leads directly to careers in the performing and visual arts, the humanities, and the social and natural sciences.
